Casio PX-160 vs Roland FP-10 | Digital Piano Comparison

Casio PX-160 vs Roland FP-10

Hi and welcome to another piano comparison article. In this piece, we’ll be comparing Casio PX-160 vs Roland FP-10. These are two darlings of the entry-level 88-key digital piano space, and certainly two instruments that our customers love. The PX-160 really elevated the entry price range when it came out and caused other companies to […]

Yamaha YDP-144 Review | Compact Home Digital Piano

Yamaha YDP-144 Action

Today, we’re reviewing one of the most popular home digital pianos on the market as we look at Yamaha Arius YDP-144. This is an extremely popular and affordable digital piano – it’s not an overstatement to say that there are many thousands of these units across the world in people’s homes, teaching studios and music schools. […]

Piano Pedals | What Do The 3 Pedals on a Piano Do?

Piano Pedals

In this article, we’ll go through the three piano pedals on both upright and grand pianos, and discuss what each one does and when you might use it. Although most piano players instinctively knowow what the right pedal does, the middle and left foot pedals are often misunderstood by a large percentage of beginner students […]

Yamaha P125 vs Roland FP-30 Digital Piano Comparison & Demo

Yamaha P125 vs Roland FP-30 Digital Piano

Welcome to another piano comparison here with us at Merriam Pianos. In this piece, we’ll be comparing two titans of the under $1,000 portable digital piano category as we look at the Yamaha P125 vs Roland FP-30. Thousands of these instruments wind up in homes all around the world every single year as best sellers […]

Roland FP-30 vs Roland FP-10 Digital Piano Comparison

Roland FP-30 vs Roland FP-10

Today we’ll be comparing the specs and performance of two entry-level models of the Roland FP lineup as we see how the FP-10 and FP-30 compare. We’ll cover all of the critical differences between these two pianos that really do much of the heavy lifting for Roland’s digital piano lineup considering how affordable they both […]

Kawai GL-10 Baby Grand Piano Review & Demo

Kawai GL-10 Polished Ebony

Introduction Today, we’ll be taking a deep dive into one of the most popular baby grand pianos in the industry (and, certainly, one of the most popular at our showrooms): Kawai’s GL-10 baby grand piano. While we’ve explored this model in the past, we gets tons of questions about the GL-10 and decided to address […]

Roland FP-90 vs Yamaha P515 Review & Comparison

Roland FP-90 vs Yamaha P515

Introduction We’re going to be tackling another comparative shootout today between two giants of the digital piano market: Roland and Yamaha. We’ll be comparing the companies’ respective flagships of their portable digital lines. We’ll be breaking down the action, sound, and features and comparing every detail of two of the most popular portable digital pianos: […]

Yamaha DGX-660 Portable Digital Piano Review – Contemporary & Versatile

Yamaha DGX-660

Introduction Hello and welcome to our Yamaha DGX-660 review here at Merriam Pianos. In this article, we’ll be looking at the Yamaha DGX-660 Portable Grand, one of the most popular Yamaha keyboards. This is an 88-key digital piano that’s been on the market for a few years now, but it brings a unique combination of […]

New Roland FP-X Series Digital Pianos | Roland FP-30X, FP-60X, FP-90X, F701, & RP701

Roland FP-X Series

2021 has been a big year for Roland with 5, count em’ 5, new Roland digital pianos hitting the market, each one an update to a popular previous model. In this article, we’ll take a quick glance at each of the 5 models and briefly cover exactly what was approved with each model. Roland FP-X […]

Casio Privia PX-770 Digital Piano Review – Affordable Home Piano

Casio PX-770 Digital Piano Black

Introduction We’re back with another piano review and today we’ll be focusing on the Casio PX-770. This is an 88 key digital piano built for home use and the least expensive furniture style model in the Casio Privia lineup. There’s a nice cabinet, integrated triple pedal, and lots of other things to like about the […]